Investigative Science – QUIZ 21 AND 22 REVIEW
Thursday January 21, 2016
Perry High School
Notebook page: 18
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Quiz 22 Review: Completely answer each question below using sentences, images, data tables or graphs as indicated
1.
Create a graph that displays the proper relationship between Earth’s rotational velocity and its latitude. Use the image to the
right as reference for Earth’s latitude measurements.
2.
Create a pie chart showing what percent of atmosphere’s mass is located in each layer: troposphere, stratosphere,
mesosphere, and thermosphere.
3. Create an image showing how clouds can help cool the Earth’s surface and how clouds can help keep the Earth warm.
4. Fill in the blank: As the total energy of __________________ in the particles of a substance increases, the _______________
of the substance also increases.
5. Fill in the blank: Motion in the Earth’s atmosphere is caused by _______________________ heating of the Earth’s
________________.
6. Create an image showing why the equator receives more concentrated rays from the Sun versus the poles.
7. Why does the Coriolis effect causes a perceived rotation of objects moving in the atmosphere because
8. What happens to air temperatures as you rise upwards in the atmosphere?
Investigative Science – QUIZ 21 AND 22 REVIEW
Thursday January 21, 2016
Perry High School
Notebook page: 18
MR. POMERANTZ_________________________________________________________________Page 2 of 2
9. What role do clouds play in regulating solar energy?
10. The total energy of motion in the particles of a substance is called what?
11. What causes motion (wind) in the Earth’s atmosphere?
12. Earth’s rotation give the perception that global winds curve. What is this effect called?
13. Normally 51% of incoming solar energy is absorbed by land and the oceans. If this percentage increased, the atmosphere
would have failed to maintain Earth’s _______________ Budget.
14. The sun’s rays are least direct at what part of the Earth?
15. Earth’s ozone layer serves what purpose?
16. What percent of our atmosphere is made up of gases other than oxygen and nitrogen?
17. How is ozone different from the oxygen we breath?
18. What is the layer of our atmosphere in which weather occurs?
19. Which layer of the atmosphere protects Earth’s surface from being hit by most meteoroids?